A Suggestion for Ordinary Form Masses
The idea developed (somehow) that having the priest wait 15 minutes for an item he needs is “good and reverent” liturgy. But that’s false.
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*Gasp* — Other Sacred Music Websites!
In a show of “web-ecumenism” I’d like to mention five today.
PDF Download • “Seasonal Index” for the Brébeuf Hymnal
It’s been downloaded more than 4,000 times, so it seems useful.
PDF Download • “Like Gold Dust” — Extremely Rare Book of Gregorian Chants (315 pages)
Including “O Come All Ye Faithful” (with Latin text) in a delightful arrangement for two voices.
Entrance Antiphons • “Transitioning from a Contemporary to Sacred Music Program”
“These are simple propers, but not to the point of being monotone.” —Rebecca De La Torre
In Search of the Pius XII Psalter!
Robert B. sent us the following email…
PDF Download • “Entrance Chant in English” (30th Sunday in Ordinary Time) for 27-OCT-2024
When the congregation isn’t moved, such a musician will reply: “Well, that’s just because they’re uneducated philistines who don’t know anything.”
Is the ‘Orans’ Position Disobedient? • Re: the Congregation’s Posture during the Lord’s Prayer
Forcing the entire congregation to assume various postures has a rather sordid history.
PDF Download • “Extremely Rare Biography!” — Raphael Cardinal Merry Del Val (272 Pages)
I’ve been patiently waiting to release this since the summer!
“My Best Advice To You” • After 18 Years At My Catholic Parish
A few years ago, I attended Mass at Westminster Cathedral in London…
Anybody Want This Prayer?
I posted this on social media. Tons of people requested a copy…
“This Change Blew My Mind” • Confusion: Is 9 December 2024 a Holy Day of Obligation?
I just got off the phone with a very high ranking official at the USCCB…
PDF Download • “Entrance Chant in English” (29th Sunday in Ordinary Time)
With a digression on a 1971 film called “Fiddler on the Roof.”
To Persevere is Sanctity
To be a successful choir director is to sacrifice and to persevere in a nearly insane manner.
“Unsolved Mysteries” • What Happened To This Institute?
Dom Ermin Vitry, OSB, was in charge of building the pipe organ for the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception in Peoria, IL.